The Best Texas Big Colleges
These are the top ranked large, public and private, four-year colleges in Texas as ranked by CollegeSimply. These schools all have total enrollment of 20,000 or more. Leading the list for 2027 is The University of Texas at Austin. Learn how the Best Large Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page.
The University of Texas at Austin
- Public 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 53,864 total enrollment
UT Austin is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and computer science. The urban campus occupies a large site in central Austin.
- SAT Range 1250-1510
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 27%
- Net Price $17,942
Texas A&M University College Station
- Public 4 Year
- College Station, TX
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5.0 | 6 reviews
- 78,321 total enrollment
Texas A&M is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and business. A large Corps of Cadets gives the College Station campus a long-standing military tradition.
- SAT Range 1150-1400
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $21,437
Baylor University
- Private 4 Year
- Waco, TX
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4.2 | 14 reviews
- 20,626 total enrollment
Baylor is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and prehealth programs. The residential campus sits along the Brazos River in Waco.
- SAT Range 1200-1400
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.74
- Acceptance Rate 51%
- Net Price $47,001
The University of Texas at Dallas
- Public 4 Year
- Richardson, TX
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 29,886 total enrollment
UT Dallas is a public university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and business. The suburban Richardson campus sits in the Dallas area's tech corridor.
- SAT Range 1160-1410
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.78
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $14,916
Texas Tech University
- Public 4 Year
- Lubbock, TX
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3.9 | 10 reviews
- 40,757 total enrollment
Texas Tech is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and business. The Lubbock campus is marked by Spanish Renaissance architecture on the South Plains of West Texas.
- SAT Range 1090-1280
- Avg GPA 3.76
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $16,919
University of Houston
- Public 4 Year
- Houston, TX
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4.0 | 7 reviews
- 47,980 total enrollment
University of Houston is a large public university known for undergraduate hospitality management, business, and engineering. The urban campus sits in southeast Houston.
- SAT Range 1160-1340
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $14,309
University of North Texas
- Public 4 Year
- Denton, TX
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 46,864 total enrollment
UNT is a large public university known for undergraduate music and jazz studies. Denton is a college town north of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
- SAT Range 980-1230
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $15,965
The University of Texas at Arlington
- Public 4 Year
- Arlington, TX
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 44,956 total enrollment
UT Arlington is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and architecture. The suburban campus sits in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex between the two cities.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $13,755
Texas State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Marcos, TX
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3.8 | 9 reviews
- 40,674 total enrollment
Texas State is a large public university known for undergraduate geography, education, and mass communication. The campus in the college town of San Marcos sits along the spring-fed San Marcos River.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $15,716
Sam Houston State University
- Public 4 Year
- Huntsville, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 21,039 total enrollment
Sam Houston State is a large public university known for undergraduate criminal justice and forensic science. The main campus is in Huntsville in the piney woods of East Texas.
- SAT Range 930-1120
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $14,737
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Public 4 Year
- Edinburg, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 33,881 total enrollment
UTRGV is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and engineering. Campuses span the Rio Grande Valley near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $5,282
The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Public 4 Year
- San Antonio, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 35,770 total enrollment
UTSA is a large public university known for undergraduate cybersecurity and business. The main campus sits in northwest San Antonio near the Texas Hill Country.
- SAT Range 1000-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $10,959
The University of Texas at El Paso
- Public 4 Year
- El Paso, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 25,039 total enrollment
UTEP is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering. The campus features distinctive Bhutanese-style architecture in El Paso near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,305